diff --git a/lib/request-options.js b/lib/request-options.js
index 73780ba..6dee7ca 100644
--- a/lib/request-options.js
+++ b/lib/request-options.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function RequestOptions(options, defaults) {
   this.passphrase = null;
   this.servername = null;
   this.secureProtocol = null;
-  this.rejectUnauthorized = null;
+  this.rejectUnauthorized = true;
 
   // all
   this.headers = {};
diff --git a/test/test-1-https.js b/test/test-1-https.js
index 478b66b..0fbe52f 100644
--- a/test/test-1-https.js
+++ b/test/test-1-https.js
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ suite('https', function() {
 
 
   suiteSetup(function(done) {
-    process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0';
-
-    rail = new RAIL();
+    rail = new RAIL({
+      request: {
+        rejectUnauthorized: false
+      }
+    });
 
     var options = {
       key: common.serverKey,
@@ -55,8 +57,6 @@ suite('https', function() {
 
 
   suiteTeardown(function(done) {
-    delete process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED;
-
     server.close(done);
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/test-2-http2.js b/test/test-2-http2.js
index c28ead0..6e023a1 100644
--- a/test/test-2-http2.js
+++ b/test/test-2-http2.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ suite('http2', function() {
 
   suiteTeardown(function() {
     delete process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED;
-
     server.close(); // http2 does not emit an event
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/test-global.js b/test/test-global.js
index dc29995..abda7e6 100644
--- a/test/test-global.js
+++ b/test/test-global.js
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ suite('global', function() {
 
 
   suiteSetup(function(done) {
-    process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0';
-
     var options = {
       key: common.serverKey,
       cert: common.serverCert
     };
 
+    RAIL.globalClient.defaults.rejectUnauthorized = false;
+
     server = https.createServer(options, listener);
     server.listen(common.port, done);
   });
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ suite('global', function() {
 
       response.on('readable', function() {
         var data = response.read();
-        if (data) { // node.js 0.12 tends to return null on first event
+        if (data) {
           body.push(data);
         }
       });
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ suite('global', function() {
 
 
   suiteTeardown(function(done) {
-    delete process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED;
-
     server.close(done);
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/test-https-redirect.js b/test/test-https-redirect.js
index 4cb63ee..defb07d 100644
--- a/test/test-https-redirect.js
+++ b/test/test-https-redirect.js
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ suite('https:redirect', function() {
 
 
   suiteSetup(function(done) {
-    process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0';
-
     rail = new RAIL({
       proto: 'https',
       request: {
-        port: common.port
+        port: common.port,
+        rejectUnauthorized: false
       }
     });
     rail.use('redirect', {